With a history of world firsts, providing innovative engineered solutions, and the personnel and equipment to deploy and perform them, Bluegrass is the nuclear concrete cutting leader.
The controlled demolition technologies offered by Bluegrass: diamond wire sawing services, robotic hammering, metal cutting and surface shaving in single or combined deployment, allow for segmentation or modification of any nuclear site related structure, concrete or metal.
The experience derived from 90-plus projects, ensures we understand the ramifications of your needs and the controlled environment in which the work must be accomplished. From pump foundation modifications to segmenting reactor nozzles we have the combined technologies to offer best practice solutions to your task consistent with ALARA, waste minimization, dust and water control.
Our concrete cutting specialists operate with 40 hour hazwoper, 10 hour OSHA, Radworker, in addition to plant and site specific training. Daily safety meetings incorporating job hazard analysis are mandatory. Background checked, drug tested and US citizens, committed people are the backbone of our controlled demolition company.
Supporting maintenance activities, outages, SGR’s and plant decommissioning we offer advanced technology combinations to match your controlled demolition tasks by teaming with your plant engineers and support staff.
Typical Projects:
- Modification of a condensate booster pump foundation, McGuire
- Segmentation of reactor head for shipping, Rancho Seco
- Precision cutting for reuse of a dog house roof in SGR, Sequoyah
- Over 100,000 square feet of shaved contaminated concrete surface, Rocky Flats
- Core drilled 18" diameter holes for removal of ion guide tubes, Big Rock
- Segmentation of a 150’ tall chimney stack, Humboldt Bay
- Floor shaving demonstration, Calvert Cliffs
- Rad waste building modifications, Calloway
- Refuel canal shield wall cutting, Robinson
- Cryogenic reactor nozzle cutting, SONGS
Decommissioning Support (DOD/DOE)
Bluegrass has supported nuclear decommissioning projects with our metal and concrete cutting and breaking services at a range of nuclear facilities owned by the federal government and research institutions. Projects include work at Rocky Flats, Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory, DOE's Mound Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories and West Valley Demonstration Project. Learn more about decommissioning support.
Bluegrass has supported nuclear decommissioning projects with our metal and concrete cutting and breaking services at a range of nuclear facilities owned by the federal government and research institutions. Projects include work at Rocky Flats, Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory, DOE's Mound Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories and West Valley Demonstration Project. Learn more about decommissioning support.
Decommissioning Support (Commercial)
From the Humboldt Bay Chimney Stack to Connecticut Yankee fuel canals, LaCrosse Boiling Water Reactor’s CRDM’s control rods to Songs 1 enclosure, we have the experienced personnel and equipment required for successful and innovative project performance and successful project completion. Read more about our commercial decommissioning support.
From the Humboldt Bay Chimney Stack to Connecticut Yankee fuel canals, LaCrosse Boiling Water Reactor’s CRDM’s control rods to Songs 1 enclosure, we have the experienced personnel and equipment required for successful and innovative project performance and successful project completion. Read more about our commercial decommissioning support.
